Scarlett #2

. The bar was already high, and Scarlett #2 managed to clear it with ease. Read Full Review

Scarlett delights Storm Shadow and Hard Master by hacking through their loyal troops, then undertakes a suicide mission to prove her worth to the ninja clan leaders. She does all this to resume her friendship with Jinx in Scarlett #2. But didn't Jinx tell her to stay away? Read Full Review

Scarlett #2 is one of the best looking/choreographed action series on the stands, delivering a story full of intrigue and nuance. Read Full Review

Scarlett #2 keeps the series' foot on the gas pedal with an issue filled with brutal action and high-stakes espionage. Don't miss out on what is easily among the best comics part of Skybound's Energon Universe lineup. Read Full Review

Damn, near perfect, the cliffhanger just killed it for me, in a good way!! I'm not so patiently waiting for the next issue! Kelly Thompson and the rest of the team bring such an action-packed female lead book that makes you realize how many facets a soldier has to face. Moreover, adding to the hurdles of being a woman trying to find herself speaks volumes. Read Full Review

Scarlett #2 offers up more espionage fight scenes, and further developments on a suicide mission Scarlett is committed to enduring. The Energon Universe is as strong as ever when it can delve into character as well as series like Scarlett does. Read Full Review

Scarlett #2 is another solid issue that sets things up further for the mission and delivers action and moments that are memorable. It's another great expansion of Skybound's G.I. JOE universe while keeping things tight and focused. Read Full Review

The final pages see miss O'Hara off on another potential suicide mission to prove her worth to the Arashikage, and promises more slick espionage action from Thompson and Ferrari in the issues to come. Delivering a heady blend of spycraft, ninja action and familiar G.I. Joe faces, this series gives the fan-favourite character a fresh coat of paint an exciting new direction. Highly recommended. Read Full Review

This wasn't a bad issue so much as it just felt like little happened from Point B to D. The quick pace spy thriller vibe from the previous issue hit a lull making for a decent, if uneventful second outing. Read Full Review

Scarlett #2 nails putting over the title character as badass fighter and spy. Establishing that was key in making the infiltration of Clan Arashikage work. Where things are left create even more excitement to see how Scarlett can survive and be successful in the mission she was given. Read Full Review

SCARLETT #2 pulls our hero deeper undercover when she's tested beyond her limits to be accepted by the Arishikage clan. Kelly Thompson does a fine job elevating Scarlett and the clan through strong character work, but the art is sub-par, the lack of G.I. Joe hallmarks keeps this story from progressing beyond generic spy fodder, and the interconnectedness with the Energon universe is nowhere to be found. Read Full Review

ResearchReader

Aug 10, 2024

Ok some odd moments, did she really just pull an unwrapped razor blade out of her insides? Like that thing would have shredded up her intestines and abdominal cavity. Not sure if that was Kelly or Marco's oversight but it was funny how dumb that was. Admittedly, the fight scene right after it was well done. Very movie-ques. Also nice to see a unit leader call out the mistakes of his followers. As it was a really dumb move to shoot at her in that room. Interesting start to Scarlett. Still not sure how I feel. It is the weakest book out of the Energon universe so far but not terrible by any means. Also that relationship with Jinx is suspect. Like Kelly has gone on record saying Scarlett views Jinx like a sister, but that dialogue and the way they are drawn together in the flash back. It is riding a real line between caring sisters and "Sweet home Alabama" if you get what I mean... Please dont go full Alabama. more

sawright20

Jul 03, 2024

The fight choreography was very well done, and like I said last issue, I like this character. Unfortunately there wasn’t much of substance in this issue, leaving me pretty unsatisfied.

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Jul 14, 2024

This issue was a bit bland compared to the last. Honestly it's more what I was expecting in a book by Kelly Thompson. The start wasn't so bad, but after Storm Shadow showed up the rest was pretty dull. I really don't know what to make of the Energon Universe Scarlett. She's not really very likable and it's looking more and more like Thompson wants to make her as different from the classic one as she can. I won't get started on the controversial issue of her likely bisexuality, but that is pretty much obvious as Thompson is a BIG believer in making her characters that way. In truth I always thought even in the '90s that She, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow were given too much spotlight over the other characters and it's been the case ever sinc e. But then as far as Ninjas go I usually got all I needed of them as Turtles. I don't really think I'm going to get the rest of this till after it's complete and I know for sure it's something I'd want to read all of. If so I'll hunt down the next 3 issues later, otherwise I'll pass. It's worth getting if you're a G.I. Joe completionist, I'll give it that, or unless you're a fan of G.I. Joe ninjas. But if you prefer the old fashioned Joes vs. Cobra with all those awesome weapons and fancy vehicles like you saw and read about in the '80s, you may want to save your money. more

Oddball12

Oct 07, 2024

It's just serviceable, I was hoping for a lot more with this series.